Ardnamurchan AD/ Sherry Cask Release 2023 50%

Ardnamurchan AD/ Sherry Cask Release 2023 50%

This Limited AD/Sherry Cask Release 2023 bottling from Ardnamurchan, is a single malt from exclusively 2018 matured sherry casks and released in the summer of 2023 – without coloring or chill filtering. The cask recipe for this Ardnamurchan release is a blend of unpeated (not smoked) and peated (smoked) Ardnamurchan, where the cask recipe consists of 10 Spanish oloroso sherry casks of peated whiskey blended together with 15 American and Spanish oak casks of unpeated whiskey.

Scent: Murray mint, bonfire on the beach, salted peanut ice cream, tomato stalks, brazil nuts and sun-dried tomatoes.
Taste: Tarry rope, sheeting, smoked bacon, old tractor shed, peanut skirt, sticky rib.
Aftertaste: Waves, sea salt, both fireplace and cigar shop.

This Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask release has been bottled at a potent but palate friendly 50% alcohol strength and is an absolute gem from them.

About the Distillery

The Ardnamurchan Distillery is located on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in the West of Scotland. It is a relatively new player in the single malt whiskey world and was founded in 2014 by Adelphi Distillery Ltd. The distillery is known for its focus on traditional production methods and the use of locally produced ingredients. They produce their own malt using malted barley, yeast and the clean spring water from the area.

Ardnamurchan Distillery prides itself on crafting whiskey with care and attention to detail, and they aim to express the unique terroir of the area in their spirits. Their first releases of single malt whiskey began to hit the market around 2016 and they are known for having a distinctive balance of fruity, spicy and smoky notes in their whiskies.

Ardnamurchan The Green Distillery

Whiskey is a natural product and they have ensured that this is reflected in the way they run the distillery. Uniquely in the whiskey industry, all the necessary energy and heat for Ardnamurchan Distillery comes from local renewable energy sources – the river that supplies cooling water to the distillery has a hydroelectric generator, and the biomass boiler uses wood chips from local forests as fuel – the distillery's overall environmental footprint is therefore modest.

In addition, the by-products of the whiskey-making process are recycled on the peninsula – the still-energetic "draff" (remains in the mash tank) is combined with "pot ale" to produce animal feed for use on the peninsula.